Fresh Pork Sausage Patties

Ingredients

• 6  bacon frozen coarsely chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper black freshly ground
• 2 teaspoons rosemary leaves fresh
• 2  garlic cloves 
• 0.3 teaspoon ground pepper red
• 1.5 pounds ground pork 
• 1.5 teaspoons ground sage 
• 0.8 teaspoon salt 
• 1  shallots 

Equipment

• food processor
• frying pan
• kitchen thermometer

Directions

1. Process first 8 ingredients in a food processor until finely minced.
2. Add ground pork; process until mixture begins to form a ball. Cover and chill at least 4 hours or overnight.
3. Shape sausage into 20 (3 x 1/4") patties. Cook in several batches in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 2 minutes per side or until lightly browned and a thermometer inserted into the thickest portion registers 16
4. Keep warm until ready to serve.
5. Turkey Sausage Patties: You can make this recipe using 1 1/2 pounds ground turkey (white and dark meat). Follow above procedure, except blend ground turkey with seasonings by hand instead of using a processor. This will keep the turkey from becoming too finely ground.